U19 WFCQ 2017 EUR Group A Team Presentations

A total of 26 teams have registered for the 9th Men´s U19 World Floorball Championships, to be held in May 2017 in Växjö, Sweden. Based on the IFF regional quota system two teams from Europe will qualify to B-division. 10 teams are split into two groups and every team plays each other once within their group. The top team from each group will qualify to the Final Round.

Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Great Britain and Slovenia are in U19 WFCQ EUR Group A. Hungary has the highest ranking (11) and are thus the favourite to qualify to the final round. Belgium (19) and Austria (20) are close in rankings, but the last time the two teams met was four years ago and the rosters have changed since. Great Britain is ranked 23rd and Slovenia is ranked 26th.

Team Presentations:

Hungary
Team Hungary’s roster hasn’t changed much since the last MU19 WFC Final Round in Helsingborg, Sweden. With their experienced players and a few new ones, their main goal is to win their qualification group and get a ticket to the final round to Växjö, Sweden.
Players to watch:
Csaba Bondor: Team captain who has played in Spain and Sweden. Fast and a hard worker.
Tamás Hoffmann: Creative player who is technically skilled and a good shooter.
Dénes Nagy: Young and talented player who is fast with and without the ball.

#10 C. Bondor

#19 T. Hoffmann

#8 D. Nagy

Belgium
Belgium will approach the WFCQ match by match, but their aim is to play a decisive role for the only available qualification spot.
Players to watch:
Thomas De Saedeleer: The captain of the team and one of the key players during the last WFCQ.
Florian Vernaillen: Versatile player, who can play defence and center who is not afraid of contact.
Martijn Boucneau: Very agile goalkeeper with quick reflexes and good positioning. He´s always focused and calm.

#18 T. De Saedeleer

#10 F. Vernaillen

#1 M. Boucneau

Austria
Team Austria consists of young and skilled players. The main aim of the team in the qualifications is to play good floorball.
Players to watch:
Joseph Holl: Strong defender who has a great game sense.
Laurin Zehetner: Quick forward who has a good technique and never gives up.
Benjamin Himsl: Strong, powerful forward who has great scoring abilities.

#14 J. Holl

#9 L. Zehetner

#15 B. Himsl

Great Britain
Great Britain has the youngest team in the tournament and their aim is to get experience and motivation for next development. The team hopes they can surprise their opponents and inspire new generation.
Players to watch:
Ryan Hipperson: Dynamic goalkeeper with great background from many other team sports.
James Beeson: Young forward with quality stick handling skills, with his game style he will bring great speed to every game for every opponent he will face.
Sam Drew: Most experienced player who has a good shot and knows how to make any situation into a goal scoring situation.

#1 R. Hipperson

#20 J. Beeson

#86 S. Drew

Slovenia
Slovenian U19 National team returns to the U19 WFCQ after a break. They have a solid team and their aim is the first place in the qualification group and to make it to the Final round in Sweden, 2017.
Players to watch:
Gašper Dagarin: Most complete player in the team.
Blaž Vrtacnik: Very fast player who owns a great shot.
Luka Peklaj: Youngest player in the team. Has great individual skills and a good technique.